For the Common Person

4:27 “ ‘If an ordinary individual55 sins by straying unintentionally56 when he violates one of the Lord’s commandments which must not be violated,57 and he pleads guilty 4:28 or his sin that he committed58 is made known to him,59 he must bring a flawless female goat60 as his offering for the sin61 that he committed. 4:29 He must lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter62 the sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 4:30 Then the priest must take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 4:31 Then he must remove all of its fat (just as fat was removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the Lord. So the priest will make atonement63 on his behalf and he will be forgiven.64

4:32 “ ‘But if he brings a sheep as his offering, for a sin offering, he must bring a flawless female. 4:33 He must lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it for a sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 4:34 Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 4:35 Then the one who brought the offering65 must remove all its fat (just as the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the Lord. So the priest will make atonement66 on his behalf for his sin which he has committed and he will be forgiven.67